UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 Date of Report:
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                                  March 9, 2005
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                             CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


            Kansas                          0-15782               48-0905805
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

                            4441 West Airport Freeway
                               Irving, Texas 75062
                     (Address of principal executive offices
                                  and zip code)

                                 (972) 258-8507
                             (Registrant's telephone
                          number, including area code)


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Press Release of CEC Entertainment, Inc. dated March 9, 2005.

Item 8: Other Events

     The  information  furnished  in this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K and the
Exhibit  attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section
18 of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  or  otherwise  subject  to  the
liabilities of such section.

     On March 9, 2005, CEC Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing
the expansion of its Board of Directors by the addition of a new member.  A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current  Report on Form
8-K.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              CEC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.


Date:  March 9, 2005          By: /s/ Christopher D. Morris
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                                  Christopher D. Morris
                                  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number   Description
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99.1     Press Release of CEC Entertainment, Inc. dated March 9, 2005.